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Letters Patent No. 79,070, dated June 23, 1868.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN.:

Beit known that I, JAMES T. HARRIS, of Swampscott, in the county ofEssex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and improvedLeather-Roller; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof', which will-enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, `forming part of this specieation, in which-Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of `a leather-roller, illustratingmy improvement.l

Figure 2 is a top view of the same, theroller's being detached.

Figure'B is a detail cross-section of a modified form oi' my improvedattachment.

Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its objectto furnish an improved attachment forrollers for rolling leather, so as to make the'maohine more convenientin` use, and to do away with the annoyance now so frequently experiencedfrom the wet leather adhering to the rollcrf and it 'consists in theguard or gun-rds, in combinntion'wth the rollers, as hereinafter morefully described.

A is the frame of the machine, t'o which the rollers B and C arepivoted, the journals ofthe lowcr roller, C, working in slots in theframe A, and being raised, to press the leather with the desired force,by means of a fcot-lever, in the ordinary manner.

I) is n guard, the ends of which are attached to the frame A, and whichis made of such a form as to cover thelower part of-that side oftheroller B at which the leather passes in between the rollers, itslower edge not extending flown so far4 as to `interfere-Lwith the saidrollers acting properly upon the leather.

E is a guard attached or pivoted to the frame A, so as to cover theupper part ofthe rear side of the' lower roller C. VThe guard Eis madedat, s o as tol extend back, andr serve as a leverto loosen the leatherfrom the roller, should it adhere telit. The guarded) and E are soformed that there may be a. slot or opening between them, throughwhich'the leather passes, es shown in figs. 1 and 3. i

If desired, the guardsl) andE may be made in onepiece, or may be rigidlyattached to each, as shownin g.,3; but prefer to makertheln separate, nsirst described, so that they may operate or be used independ- -ently'ofeach other. vBy thisconstruction, as the hand oi the operator movesforward with the leather, it will strike against the guards, which arestationary, and be stopped, instead of striking against therevolvingroller, and being drawn in between the rollers, and beinginjured or crushed, and at the same time, should the wet leather adhereto the rollers, by moving the said guard or guards upon their pivotingpoints, it may be easily detached. v

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent`` The guards D and E, either or hoth,'and whether madeseparate or in one piece, in combination with the rollers of a.leather-rolling machine, substantially as hcrcinlshown and described,and for the purposes setforth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 16th day ofMarch, 1868.

JAMES T. HAnRls.

Witnesses N. INeALLs, Gruner. A. FAIRBANKS.

